The informal group of judges and prosecutors "Defense of the profession" requested the resignation of the president of the Constitutional Court Of Serbia Vladana Petrova, assessing that with his public statements he damaged the reputation of the institution he manages and relativized the basic rights of citizens.
The reason for the latest reaction was Peter's statement that citizens have no reason to fear eavesdropping if they have nothing to hide.
"Defense of the profession" she judged that such an attitude was unacceptable, especially bearing in mind that Petrov is a professor of constitutional law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Belgrade and a doctor of legal sciences, writes FoNet.
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According to the opinion of that group, with that statement, he showed elementary ignorance of the Constitution and minimized the importance of its violation, even though the highest legal act of the state is precisely aimed at protecting the basic rights of citizens.
The group specifically pointed to the right to confidentiality of letters and other means of communication. According to "Defense of the profession", the president of the Constitutional Court should have known that the secrecy of communication is inviolable and that the wiretapping of citizens without a court decision, i.e. without the conditions established by law, is a criminal offense and a gross violation of their rights.
The statement also states that Petrov made the disputed statement as a regular guest of a media outlet on which, according to the group's claims, no other judge in Serbia has ever been a guest. "Profession Defense" believes that such his performance further undermines the authority of the Constitutional Court and the reputation of its president.
The group also recalled the announcement of the Constitutional Court from February 4 this year, which stated that the communication of the President of the Court with the media will be carried out through the Office of the President of the Constitutional Court. However, "Defense of the profession" assesses that it is obvious that this decision does not bind Petrov himself, who they claim has openly put himself in the service of a political party.
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Due to the latest statement, as well as earlier statements that they consider to be relativizing the basic rights of citizens and undermining trust in the Constitutional Court, "Professional Defense" requested that Petrov resign from both the position of president and the position of judge of that court. After that, according to the ironic assessment of the group, he could continue to act as a confidant of the ruling political party.
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